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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in distance learning technology are providing the means for students all over the world to take online classes. These massively open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning institutions have to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of these new open educational experiments. People want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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